Dec 18 Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments over law that could ban TikTok in U.S. By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The justices said Wednesday they will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in violation of the First Amendment. Continue reading
Dec 16 TikTok asks Supreme Court for emergency order to block a U.S. ban By Mark Sherman, Associated Press TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it. Continue reading
Dec 16 Supreme Court declines appeal from Peter Navarro, the former Trump aide set to return to White House after prison term By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court has turned back an appeal from Peter Navarro, the former Trump White House official who is set to return in his second term after serving prison time on contempt of Congress charges. Continue reading
Dec 11 Class-action lawsuit against microchip company Nvidia to proceed, Supreme Court says By Associated Press The court’s decision Wednesday comes the same week that China said it is investigating the the microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. Continue reading
Dec 10 LISTEN: Supreme Court hears arguments on study requirements for environmental regulators By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The Supreme Court seemed to favor a Utah oil railroad expansion in arguments on Tuesday, but appeared more skeptical of putting strict new limits on a key national environmental law. Continue reading
Dec 09 Analysis: This Supreme Court case could affect how federal agencies consider environmental and climate impact By J.B. Ruhl, The Conversation Should bureaucrats be required to think through the extended effects of decisions like funding a highway intersection or approving an offshore wind farm?… Continue reading
Dec 09 Supreme Court rejects challenge from Wisconsin parents on school guidance for transgender students By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Sixteen Republican-led states had urged the court to take up the parents' case. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 9:24 Supreme Court hears arguments in most significant trans rights case to reach bench By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Supreme Court heard arguments in a landmark case on transgender rights. The justices are weighing whether a Tennessee law barring gender-affirming care for minors violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. The decision will have major implications for… Continue watching
Dec 04 LISTEN: Supreme Court considers Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors In arguments that passed the two-hour mark Wednesday, five conservative justices voiced varying degrees of skepticism of arguments made by the Biden administration and lawyers for Tennessee families challenging the ban. Continue reading
Dec 02 Medical care for transgender minors at stake in Supreme Court case By Carla K. Johnson, Associated Press The Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a case involving Tennessee’s ban on gender-affirming care for transgender people under age 18. Continue reading